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Bed and border plants are highly visible elements of your garden. They often occupy a significant area, and can be used to reduce higher maintenance lawn areas while providing shelter and food for insects, lizards, and small mammals.
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| Common Name (Botanical Name) | Features | Growing Preferences | Fauna support | |
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flax lillies (Dianella spp.) | Strappy, erect foliage plants to 1m; very hardy; attractive blue berries; range of low-growing cultivars available. | Full sun to shade; well-drained soils preferred | birds, butterflies |
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yellow buttons (Chrysocephalum apiculatum) | Delicate spreading groundcover for sunny areas; small golden flower heads and grey-green foliage | Full sun; most well drained soils | butterflies |
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kangaroo grass (Themeda triandra) | Tall, highly ornamental native tussock grass up to 1m; bears attractive red-brown seed heads on long stalks in summer | Full sun; well drained soils | butterflies, kangaroos, wallabies |
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powderpuff lillypilly (Syzygium wilsonii) | Sprawling open shrub to 2-3m; flushes of pink-red new growth; deep red pom-pom flowers; white fruit | Semi-shaded sites, especially with morning sun; well drained and composted soils | birds |
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many flowered mat rush (Lomandra multiflora) | Tufted grass-like plant; eye catching columns of cream flowers from winter to summer | Full sun, well drained soils | lizards, butterflies |
